Toulouse, France.

Afternoon.

On the small coffee table on the side of the street, several engineers in overalls are drinking coffee boringly, not far from the small garden square, several children are chasing a running pet dog under the fountain, and farther away, in the shade, a homeless man is lying in a dull corner, his clothes stained with oil.

The whole city seems to be quiet and bleak.

God knows, as the headquarters of one of the world's largest flying companies, the Airbus Group.

It is also one of the important towns of the world's aviation industry, and the headquarters of dozens of large and small space flight institutions are located here.

Originally, it was a busy and noisy place, with various aerospace-related research, education, production, and sales organizations forming the core of the city, but now, it seems to be pressed the slow button, and the pace of everything has been slowed down.

One of the city's pillar companies, the Airbus Group has embarked on an unprecedented layoff, with 15,000 to 20,000 employees expected to be cut at its branches around the world, which is roughly one-eighth of the total number of Airbus employees.

Over the next two years, Airbus will gradually reduce production by about 40%.

This also means that Airbus's revenue has plummeted and losses have increased sharply, and the company will be under great pressure.

How to save oneself and how to survive the cold winter will be the most important thing for Airbus now.

In a conference room in a building across from the small café, several Airbus Group executives, as well as more than a dozen engineers, were sitting watching a short film.

And among the people here, there are a few familiar faces.

Originally from France, the inventor of the flying skateboard, Berdouin Martin.

Originally from the United Kingdom, Joshua Hall, the inventor of the jetpack.

As well as several engineers, also from France, affiliated with one of the institutes of the Ministry of Defense, who are the inventors and engineers of the "Flyer".

In fact, none of you here thought that one day, they would sit in the same conference room and strive for the same goal.

The two inventors and adventurers of Britain and France, who were widely publicized for their "flying skateboards" and "flying backpacks", were once the darlings of the media and news.

But after participating in the Seoul Airshow in South Korea, ꓹ lost their brilliance and was forgotten overnight.

Now there are only two names at the center of public opinion.

"Cloud Jun" and "Cloud Master".

Two aircraft from China and South Korea, just like Britain and France before them, were separated by a strait, and a new round of competition began.

Although Yun Shi is completely at a disadvantage in this competition, at least there is a name.

And the stars that once shone before have completely fallen.

Overnight, both skateboards and jetpacks lost potential investors, and even the Department of Defense began to reevaluate their technology and future developments.

Of course, perhaps evaluation is not necessarily a bad thing, after all, as a traditional aviation power, they cannot tolerate being led by others in a field.

But in the end, it was not the British and French ministries of defense that extended an olive branch to them, but the giant Airbus of the world's aviation industry.

Just as several traditional European aviation powers jointly built the "Airbus Group" in the past, several countries chose to cooperate once again at a time when the aviation industry may usher in drastic changes.

Airbus acquired shares and patents in several small companies, sending its strongest experts and engineers to form a new industrial division specializing in one-man aircraft.

This is after Airbus suspended its flying car program with Audi and returned to the field of personal aircraft.

And it's a different route and re-entry.

At the time of the launch of this project, Airbus had already started the publicity plan.

After all, Yun Zhongjun is menacing, and he is too strong.

If you don't find a way to speak out, I'm afraid you will be suppressed to the point that you can't speak.

At this moment, what is playing on the big screen is their promotional video.

"Early in the morning, you can enjoy a cup of coffee without having to rush out the door. ”

"In the evening, you can enjoy dinner with your family and never miss out on spending time with your family. ”

"With the new flyer, you can take off from the garage and land on the top floor, and you will never have to be stuck in traffic again. ”

"Choosing a new flyer, whether it's a mountain or a river, is all in the moment. ”

"The new flyer, weighing only 75 pounds (without fuel), has a range of up to 200 kilometers (theoretical data, from Airbus Labs). ”

"New flyer, in less than an hour you can fly from Paris to London (with a refueling). ”

"New flyer, not as expensive as your next car. ”

"Your next car, why a car. ”

"New Flyer, your final choice. ”

Looking at the screen, the black man with a freckled face took off the "new flyer" on his body, took off his suit and threw it aside, and ran to his family by the sea, and the whole conference room was silent.

At this moment, everyone's hearts are probably thinking about such a thing.

"That's it?"

That's it?

That's what you want to do in the clouds?

After a long time, an old white man sitting in the middle coughed and said, "I want to know, how is the 'New Flyer' project going now, can all this be realized on the video?"

"Uh......" One of the experts in charge of technology looked around and saw that everyone was bowing their heads, and could only say: "These are just concepts, if you want to complete the prototype, you probably need to ...... One to two years. ”

Okay, isn't it just bragging?

"And what about its technical indicators, can they be compared to Yun Zhongjun?"

The "New Flyer" can be said to hit the advantages of the three designs of "Flying Backpack", "Flying Skateboard", and "Flying Flyer".

"Uh......" said this, so that everyone in the audience bowed their heads and did not speak.

After a long time, an engineer said: "The performance of the mini turbofan we use is too weak, the maximum speed cannot exceed 400 kilometers, the fuel consumption is completely uncontrollable, and if the speed continues to increase, the range will be seriously reduced......

"How could it be? Where did Yun Zhongjun's mini turbofan come from? China has this technology? Can we buy it?"

"As far as I know, Yun Zhongjun's mini turbofan technology comes from Gu Xiaobai's laboratory and is a technology invented by Gu Xiaobai. ”

There was silence in the room.

"In any case, we can't completely give up this market. Personal aircraft may be the next 50 years, and the new growth point of the aviation industry ......" said the old white man sitting in the center, "but now our progress has completely lagged behind......"

Everyone looked at him and expected him to make a final decision.

"Forget it, let's send out the promotional video first, after all, it will take a long time for Yunzhongjun to be mass-produced, everyone is bragging, just to see who brags more. The old white man said.

At this moment, a middle-aged man raised his hand.

"That...... Can't we be like Gu Xiaobai and write a song?"

There was a bang, and everyone turned to look at him.

"Well, when I didn't say it. ”

In the evening, the concept video of Airbus Group's "New Flyer" was released!